| Deposit ID | 10069759 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007433 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mc Cabe Prospect |
| Related records | 10269561 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.22674, 46.171 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2010 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 0.1 KM NORTH OF SILVER LAKE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Deer Lodge(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Silver Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Philipsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Clark Fork(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Deer Lodge |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 005N | 013W | 21 | CENTER OF E2 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SURFACE ASSAYS OF VEIN RANGE FROM 0.01 TO 0.51 PERCENT WO3. A SAMPLE ACROSS THE MINERALIZED ZONE IS 0.3% WO3. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Jefferson Limestone | ||||
| Rock description | Jefferson Limestone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -113.22674, 46.171 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Philipsburg Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Cable Stock |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 5 W |
| Dip | 35 TO 45W |
| Length | 50M |
| Width | 1M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1956 |
| District name | Silver Lake District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Marvin Croff, Anaconda, Mont |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mc Cabe, Joseph |
| Home office | Anaconda, Mt |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 40M |
| Overall depth | 20M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007433 |
MBMG RI 5612, P. 2 27, 29, 40-2.
MBMG BULL 14, P. 11.
MBMG BULL 10, P. 15.
MBMG BULL 10, P. 15
USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS, 1956.
1906 GEOLMAP EMMONS AND CALKINS
1958 GEOLMAP USBM WALKER
1969 GEOLMAP MBMG EARLL
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERALIZATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH A QUARTZ VEIN EXPOSED BY TRENCHES. AN ADIT HAS EXPOSED A 95 FOOT ZONE OF LIMESTONE BETWEEN 2 6 IN SILICEOUS LIMESTONE LAYERS. THE ZONE RANGES FROM 1-3 FT IN WIDTH, STRIKES N 12 W, AND DIPS 30 W. FOR 50 FT THE ZONE CONTAINS SHEELITE MINERALIZATION. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1975 | Krohn, Douglas H. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1980 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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